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Chemistry
1. 2 and 2 both when dissolved in water containing ions the pair
of species formed is:
(A) 2, 3 (B) 4
2,
(C) 42, 3
(D) 22,
2. Predict the correct intermediate and product in the following
reaction
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
3. The correct statement regarding electrophile is
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(A) Electrophile is a negatively charged species and can form a
bond by accepting a pair of electrons
from a nucleophile
(B) Electrophile is a negatively charged species and can form a
bond by accepting a pair of electrons
from another electrophile
(C) Electrophiles are generally neutral species and can form a
bond by accepting a pair of electrons
from a nucleophile
(D) Electrophile can be either neutral or positively charged
species and can form a bond by
accepting a pair of electrons from a nucleophile
4. Which of the following pairs of compounds is isoelectronic
and isostructural?
(A) 2, 2 (B) 2, 2
(C) 2, 2 (D) 3, 2
5. The species, having bond angles of 120 is
(A) 3 (B) 3 (C) 3 (D) 3
6. Which of the following is a sink for CO?
(A) Haemoglobin
(B) Micro-organisms present in the soil
(C) Oceans
(D) Plants
7. Which one of the following pairs of species have to same bond
order?
(A) , (B) 2, +
(C) , (D) 2, 2
8. Of the following, which is the product formed when
cyclohexanone undergoes aldol condensation
followed by heating?
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(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
9. Name the gas that can readily decolourise acidifine 4
solution.
(A) 2 (B) 2 (C) 2 (D) 25
10. Which one is the wrong statement?
(A) de-Broglies wavelength is given by =
, were m = mass of the particle, = group velocity of
the particle
(B) The uncertainty principle is
4
(C) Half filled and fully filled orbitals have greater stability
due to greater exchange energy, greater
symmetry and more balanced arrangement
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(D) The energy of 2s orbitals is less than the energy of 2p
orbital in case of Hydrogen like atoms
11. Correct increasing order for the wavelengths of absorption
in the visible region for the
complexes of 3+ is:
(A) [()3]3+, [(3)6]
3+, [(2)6]3+
(B) [(2)6]3+, [()3]
3+, [(3)6]3+
(C) [(2)6]3+, [(3)6]
3+, [()3]3+
(D) [(3)6]3+, [()3]
3+, [(2)6]3+
12. The correct order of the stoichiometries of formed when 3 in
excess os treated with
the complexes: 3. 63, 3. 53, 3. 43 respectively is:
(A) 1 , 3 , 2
(B) 3 , 1 , 2
(C) 3 , 2 , 1
(D) 2 , 3 , 1
13. Which one is the most acidic compound?
(A)
(B)
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(C)
(D)
14. The correct increasing order of basic strength for the
following compounds is:
(A) < < (B) < <
(C) < < (D) < <
15. In which pair of ions both the species contain S S bond?
(A) 272, 23
2 (B) 462, 23
2
(C) 272, 28
2 (D) 462, 27
2
16. Mixture of chloroxylenol and terpineol acts as
(A) Analgestic (B) Antiseptic (C) Antipyretic (D) Antibiotic
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17. Which one is the correct order of acidity?
(A) 2 = 2 > 3 = 2 > 3 >
(B) > 3 > 2 = 2 > 3 3
(C) > 2 = 2 > 3 > 3 3
(D) 3 3 > 2 = 2 > 3 >
18. The heating of phenyl-methyl ethers with produces.
(A) Ethyl chlorides (B) Iodobenzene
(C) Phenol (D) Benzene
19. A gas is allowed to expand in a well insulated container
against a constant external pressure of
2.5 atm from an initial volume of 2.50 L to a final volume of
4.50 L. The change in internal energy
of the gas in joules will be:
(A) 1136.25 (B) 500 (C) 505 (D) +505
20. The most suitable method of separation of 1 1 mixture of
ortho and para-nitrophenoles is:
(A) Sublimation (B) Chromatography
(C) Crystallisation (D) Steam distillation
21. With respect to the conformers of ethane, which of the
following statements is true?
(A) Bond angle remains same but bond length changes
(B) Bond angle changes but bond length remains same
(C) Both bond angle and bond length change
(D) Both bond angles and bond length remains same
22. A 20 litre container at 400 K contains 2() at pressure 0.4
atm and an excess of (neglect
the volume of solide ). The volume of the container is now
decreased by moving the movable
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piston fitted in the container. The maximum volume of the
container, when pressure of 2 attains
its maximum value, will be:
(Given that: 3() () + 2(), = 1.6 )
(A) 5 litre (B) 10 litre (C) 4 litre (D) 2 litre
23. A first order reaction has a specific reaction rate 102
sec1. How much time will it take for 20g
the reactant to reduce to 5g?
(A) 238.6 second (B) 138.6 second (C) 346.5 second (D) 693.0
second
24. For a given reaction, = 35.5 1 and = 83.6 11. The reaction
is spontaneous
at : (Assume that and do not vary with temperature)
(A) T > 425 K (B) T > 425 K (C) All temperatures (D) T
> 298 K
25. In the electrochemical cell:
|4(0.01)||4(1.0 )|, the emf this Daniel cell is 1. When the
concentration 4
is changed to 1.0 and that of changed to 0.01, the emf changes
to 2. From the following,
which one is the relationship between 1 and 2? (Given,
= 0.059)
(A) 1 = 2 (B) 1 < 2
(C) 1 > 2 (D) 2 = 0 1
26. An example of a sigma bonded organometallic compound is:
(A) Ruthenocene
(B) Grignards reagent
(C) Ferrocene
(D) Cobaltocene
Solution: (B)
Girgnards reagent i.e., RMgX is -bonded organometallic
compound.
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27. The equilibrium constants of the following are:
2 + 32 2 3 12 + 2 2 2
2 1
22 2 3
The equilibrium constant (K) of the reaction:
will be:
(A) 1 3
3
2 (B)
2 33
1 (C)
2 3
1 (D)
23 3
1
28. The element Z = 114 has been discovered recently. It will
belong to which of the following
family group and electronic configuration?
(A) Halogen family, [] 514 610 72 75
(B) Carbon family, [] 514 610 72 72
(C) Oxygen family, [] 514 610 72 4
(D) Nitrogen family, []514 610 7276
29. Pick out the correct statement with respect to [(3)]3:
(A) It is 32 hybridised and octahedral
(B) It is 32 hybridised and tetrahedral
(C) It is 23 hybridised and octahedral
(D) It is 2 hybridised and square planar
30. Identify A and predict the type of reaction
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(A)
and elimination addition
(B)
and cine substitution reaction
(C)
and cine substitution reaction
(D)
and substitution reaction
31. It is because of inability of 2 electrons of the valence
shell to participate in bonding that:
(A) 2+ is reducing while 4+ is oxidizing
(B) 2+ is oxidizing while 4+ is reducing
(C) 2+ and 2+ are both oxidizing and reducing
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(D) 4+ is reducing while 4+ is oxidizing
32. Which of the following statements is not correct?
(A) Insulin maintains sugar level in the blood of a human
body
(B) Ovalbumin is a simple food reserve in egg-white
(C) Blood proteins thrombin and fibrinogen are involved in blood
clotting
(D) Denaturation makes the proteins more active
33. Which is the incorrect statement?
(A) 0.98 has non stoichiometric metal deficiency defect
(B) Density decreases in case of crystals with schottkys
defect
(C) () is insulator, silicon is semiconductor, silver is
conductor, quartz is piezo electric crystal
(D) Frenkel defect is favoured in those ionic compounds in which
sizes of cation and anions are
almost equal
34. The IUPAC name of the compound
is ________.
(A) 3-keto-2-methylhex-4-enal
(B) 5-formylhex-2-en-3-one
(C) 5-methyl-4-oxohex-2-en-5-al
(D) 3-keto-2-methylhex-5-enal
35. The reason for greater range of oxidation states in
actinoids is attributed to:
(A) The radioactive nature of actinoids
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(B) Actinoid contraction
(C) 5f, 6d and 7s levels having comparable energies
(D) 4f and 5d levels being close in energies
36. Extraction of gold and silver involves leaching with ion.
Silver is later recovered by:
(A) Liquation (B) Distillation
(C) Zone refining (D) Displacement with Zn
37. Ionic mobility of which of the following alkali metal ions
is lowest when aqueous solution of
their salt are put under an electric field?
(A) Na (B) K (C) Rb (D) Li
38. Which of the following is dependent on temperature?
(A) Molality
(B) Molarity
(C) Mole fraction
(D) Weight percentage
39. If molality of the dilute solution is doubled, the value of
molal depression constant () will be:
(A) Doubled (B) Halved (C) Tripled (D) Unchanged
40. Mechanism of a hypothetical reaction 2 + 2 2 is given
below:
(i) 2 + (fast)
(ii) + 2 + (slow)
(iii) + (fast)
The overall order of the reaction will be:
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(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 0 (D) 1.5
41. Concentration of the + ions in a saturated solution of 224
is 2.2 104 1.
Solubility product of 224 is:
(A) 2.42 108 (B) 2.66 1012
(C) 4.5 1011 (D) 5.3 1012
42. Match the interhalogen compounds of column I with the
geometry in column II and assign the
correct code.
Column I Column II
a. (i) T-shape
b. 3 (ii) Pentagonal bipyramidal
c. 5 (iii) Linear
d. 7 (iv) Square pyramidal
(v) Tetrahedral
(A) a b c
(iii) (iv) (i)
d(ii)
(B) a b c
(iii) (i) (iv)
d(ii)
(C) a b c
(v) (iv) (iii)
d(ii)
(D) a b c
(iv) (iii) (ii)
d(i)
43. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
(A) Catalyst does not initiate any reaction
(B) The value of equilibrium constant is changed in the presence
of a catalyst in the reaction at
equilibrium
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(C) Enzymes catalyse mainly bio-chemical reactions
(B) Coenzymes increase the catalytic activity of enzyme
44. Consider the reactions:
Identify , , and
(A) A-Methoxyymethane, X-Ethanoic acid , Y-Acetate ion,
Z-hydrazine
(B) A-Methoxymethane, X-Ethanol, Y-Ethanoic acid,
Z-Semicarbazide
(C) A-Ethanal, X-Ethanol, Y-But-2-enal, Z-Semicarbazone
(D) A-Ethanol, X-Acetaldehyde, Y-Butanone, Z-Hydrazone
45. Which of the following reaction is appropriate for
converting acetamide to methanamine?
(A) Carbylamine reaction
(B) Hoffmann hypobromamide reaction
(C) Stephens reaction
(D) Gabriels phthalimide synthesis
Biology
46. Which of the following in sewage treatment removes suspended
solids?
(A) Tertiary treatment (B) Secondary treatment
(C) Primary treatment (D) Sludge treatment
47. Which one of the following is related to Ex-situ
conservation of threatened animals and plants?
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(A) Wildlife Safari parks (B) Biodiversity hot spots
(C) Amazon rainforest (D) Himalayan region
48. Phosphonol pyruvate (PEP) is the primary 2 acceptor in:
(A) 3 plants (B) 4 plants
(C) 2 plants (D) 3 and 4 plants
49. Which one of the following statements is not valid for
aerosols?
(A) They are harmful to human health
(B) They alter rainfall and monsoon patterns
(C) They cause increased agricultural productivity
(D) They have negative impact on agricultural land
50. In case of poriferans the spongocoel is lined with
flagellated cells called
(A) Ostia (B) Oscula
(C) Choanocytes (D) Mesenchymal cells
51. Which cells of 'Crypts of Lieberkuhn' secrete antibacterial
lysozyme?
(A) Argentaffin cells (B) Paneth cells
(C) Zymogen cells (D) Kupffer cells
52. Lungs are made up of air-filled sacs the alveoli. They do
not collapse even after forceful expiration,
because of :
(A) Residual Volume
(B) Inspiratory Reserve Volume
(C) Tidal Volume
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(D) Expiratory Reserve Volume
53. Viroids differ from viruses in having :
(A) DNA molecules with protein coat
(B) DNA molecules without protein coat
(C) RNA molecules with protein coat
(D) RNA molecules without protein coat
54. Which of the following are not polymeric?
(A) Nucleic acids (B) Proteins (C) Polysaccharides (D)
Lipids
55. Select the mismatch :
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
56. A gene whose expression helps to identify transformed cell
is known as
(A) Selectable marker (B) Vector (C) Plasmid (D) Structural
gene
57. A decrease in blood pressure volume will not cause the
release of
(A) Renin (B) Atrial Natriuretic Factor (C) Aldosterone (D)
ADH
58. In Bougainvillea thorns are the modifications of
(A) Stipules (B) Adventitious root
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(C) Stem (D) Leaf
59. An important characteristic that Hemichordates share with
Chordates is
(A) Absence of notochord
(B) Ventral tubular nerve cord
(C) Pharynx with gill slits
(D) Pharynx without gill slits
60. Which of the following facilitates opening of stomatal
aperture?
(A) Contraction of outer wall of guard cells
(B) Decrease in turgidity of guard cells
(C) Radial orientation of cellulose microfibrils in the cell
wall of guard cells
(D) Longitudinal orientation of cellulose microfibrils in the
cell wall of guard cells
61. Which of the following statements is correct?
(A) The ascending limb of loop of Henle is impermeable to
water
(B) The descending limb of loop of Henle is impermeable to
water
(C) The ascending limb of loop of Henle is permeable to
water
(D) The descending limb of loop of Henle is permeable to
electrolytes
62. Which of the following are found in extreme saline
conditions?
(A) Archaebacteria
(B) Eubacteria
(C) Cyanobacteria
(D) Mycobacteria
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63. The morphological nature of the edible part of coconut
is
(A) Perisperm (B) Cotyledon
(C) Endosperm (D) Pericarp
64. Identify the wrong statement in context of heartwood.
(A) Organic compounds are deposited in it
(B) It is highly durable
(C) It conducts water and minerals efficiently
(D) It comprises dead elements with highly lignified walls
65. If there are 999 bases in an RNA that codes for a protein
with 333 amino acids, and the base at
position 901 is deleted such that the length of the RNA becomes
998 bases, how many codons will be
altered?
(A) 1 (B) 11 (C) 33 (D) 333
66. The region of Biosphere Reserve which is legally protected
and where no human activity is allowed is
known as:
(A) Core zone (B) Buffer zone
(C) Transition zone (D) Restoration zone
67. A dioecious flowering plant prevents both:
(A) Autogamy and xenogamy
(B) Autogamy and geitonogamy
(C) Geitonogamy and xenogamy
(D) Cleistogamy and xenogamy
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68. Which statement is wrong for Krebs' cycle?
(A) There are three points in the cycle where + is reduced to +
+
(B) There is one point in the cycle where + is reduced to 2
(C) During conversion of succinyl CoA to succinic acid, a
molecule of GTP is synthesised
(D) The cycle starts with condensation of acetyl group (acetyl
CoA) with pyruvic acid to yield citric acid
69. Which among these is the correct combination of aquatic
mammals?
(A) Seals, Dolphins, Sharks
(B) Dolphins, Seals, Trygon
(C) Whales, Dolphins Seals
(D) Trygon, Whales, Seals
70. The hepatic portal vein drains blood to liver from
(1) Heart (B) Stomach
(C) Kidneys (D) Intestine
71. Functional megaspore in an angiosperm develops into:
(A) Ovule (B) Endosperm
(C) Embryo sac (D) Embryo
72. Mycorrhizae are the example of:
(A) Fungistasis (B) Amensalism
(C) Antibiosis (D) Mutualism
73. Transplantation of tissues organs fails often due to
non-acceptance by the patient's body. Which
type of immune-response is responsible for such rejections?
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(A) Autoimmune response
(B) Cell-mediated immune response
(C) Hormonal immune response
(D) Physiological immune response
74. Adult human RBCs are enucleate. Which of the following
statement(s) is are most appropriate
explanation for this feature?
(i) They do not need to reproduce
(ii) They are somatic cells
(iii) They do not metabolize
(iv) All their internal space is available for oxygen
transport
(A) Only (iv) (B) Only (i)
(C) (i), (iii) and (iv) (D) (ii) and (iii)
75. Alexander Von Humboldt described for the first time:
(A) Ecological Biodiversity
(B) Laws of limiting factor
(C) Species area relationships
(D) Population Growth equation
76. Attractants and rewards are required for:
(A) Anemophily (B) Entomophily
(C) Hydrophily (D) Cleistogamy
77. Which one of the following statements is correct, with
reference to enzymes?
(A) Apoenzyme = Holoenzyme + Coenzyme
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(B) Holoenzyme = Apoenzyme + Coenzyme
(C) Coenzyme = Apoenzyme + Holoenzyme
(D) Holoenzyme = Coenzyme + Co-factor
78. An example of colonial alga is
(A) Chlorella (B) Volvox
(C) Ulothrix (D) Spirogyra
79. A disease caused by an autosomal primary non-disjunction
is
(A) Down's syndrome
(B) Klinefelter's syndrome
(C) Turner's syndrome
(D) Sickle cell anemia
80. DNA fragments are
(A) Positively charged
(B) Negatively charged
(C) Neutral
(D) Either positively or negatively charged depending on their
size
81. The pivot joint between atlas and axis is a type of
(A) Fibrous joint
(B) C artilaginous joint
(C) Synovial joint
(D) Saddle joint
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82. Asymptote in a logistic growth curve is obtained when
(A) The value of 'r' approaches zero
(B) K = N
(C) K > N
(D) K < N
83. Myelin sheath is produced by
(A) Schwann Cells and Oligodendrocytes
(B) Astrocytes and Schwann Cells
(C) Oligodendrocytes and Osteoclasts
(D) Osteoclasts and Astrocytes
84. The process of separation and purification of expressed
protein before marketing is called
(A) Upstream processing
(B) Downstream processing
(C) Bioprocessing
(D) Postproduction processing
85. GnRH, a hypothalamic hormone, needed in reproduction, acts
on
(A) Anterior pituitary gland and stimulates secretion of LH and
oxytocin
(B) Anterior pituitary gland and stimulates secretion of LH and
FSH
(C) Posterior pituitary gland and stimulates secretion of
oxytocin and FSH
(D) Posterior pituitary gland and stimulates secretion of LH and
relaxin
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86. Hypersecretion of Growth Hormone in adults does not cause
further increase in height, because
(A) Growth Hormone becomes inactive in adults
(B) Epiphyseal plates close after adolescence
(C) Bones loose their sensitivity to Growth Hormone in
adults
(D) Muscle fibres do not grow in size after birth
87. Which ecosystem has the maximum biomass?
(A) Forest ecosystem (B) Grassland ecosystem
(C) Pond ecosystem (D) Lake ecosystem
88. Fruit and leaf drop at early stages can be prevented by the
application of
(A) Cytokinins (B) Ethylene
(C) Auxins (D) Gibberellic acid
89. The final proof for DNA as the genetic material came from
the experiments of
(A) Griffith
(B) Hershey and Chase
(C) Avery, Mcleod and McCarty
(D) Hargobind Khorana
90. Which of the following represents order of 'Horse'?
(A) Equidae (B) Perissodactyla
(C) Caballus (D) Ferus
91. Out of 'X' pairs of ribs in humans only 'Y' pairs are true
ribs. Select the option that correctly
represents values of X and Y and provides their explanation:
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(A)
= 12, = 7 True ribs are attached
dorsally to vertebral column
and ventrally to the sternum
(B)
= 12, = 5 True ribs are attached dorsally
to vertebral column and
sternum on the two ends
(C)
= 24, = 7 True ribs are dorsally attached
to vertebral column but are
free on ventral side
(D)
= 24, = 12 True ribs are dorsally attached
to vertebral column but are
free on ventral side
92. Match the following sexually transmitted diseases (Column -
I) with their causative agent (Column -
II) and select the correct option.
Column I Column II
(a) Gonorrhea (i) HIV
(b) Syphilis (ii) Neisseria
(c) Genital Warts (iii) Treponema
(d) AIDS (iv) Human Papilloma-Virus
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(A) () () ()() () ()
()()
(B) () () ()() () ()
()()
(C) () () ()() () ()
()()
(D) () () ()() () ()
()()
93. Thalassemia and sickle cell anemia are caused due to a
problem in globin molecule synthesis. Select
the correct statement.
(A) Both are due to a qualitative defect in globin chain
synthesis
(B) Both are due to a quantitative defect in globin chain
synthesis
(C) Thalassemia is due to less synthesis of globin molecules
(D) Sickle cell anemia is due to a quantitative problem of
globin molecules
94. Which of the following is made up of dead cells?
(A) Xylem parenchyma (B) Collenchyma
(C) Phellem (D) Phloem
95. A baby boy aged two years is admitted to play school and
passes through a dental check-up. The
dentist observed that the boy had twenty teeth. Which teeth were
absent?
(A) Incisors (B) Canines
(C) Pre-molars (D) Molars
96. Which of the following cell organelles is responsible for
extracting energy from carbohydrates to
form ATP?
(A) Lysosome (B) Ribosome
(C) Chloroplast (D) Mitochondrion
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97. Capacitation occurs in
(A) Rete testis
(B) Epididymis
(C) Vas deferens
(D) Female Reproductive tract
98. The association of histone H1 with a nucleosome
indicates:
(A) Transcription is occurring
(B) DNA replication is occurring
(C) The DNA is condensed into a Chromatin Fibre
(D) The DNA double helix is exposed
99. With reference to factors affecting the rate of
photosynthesis, which of the following statements is
not correct?
(A) Light saturation for 2 fixation occurs at 10% of full
sunlight
(B) Increasing atmospheric 2 concentration upto 0.05% can
enhance 2 fixation rate
(C) 3 plants responds to higher temperatures with enhanced
photosynthesis while 4 plants have much
lower temperature optimum
(D) Tomato is a greenhouse crop which can be grown in 2 -
enriched atmosphere for higher yield
100. Homozygous purelines in cattle can be obtained by:
(A) mating of related individuals of same breed
(B) mating of unrelated individuals of same breed
(C) mating of individuals of different breed
(D) mating of individuals of different species
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101. Which of the following options gives the correct sequence
of events during mitosis?
(A) codensation nuclear membrane disassembly crossing over
segregation telophase
(B) condensation nuclear membrane disassembly arrangement at
equator centromere division
segregation telophase
(C) condensation crossing over nuclear membrane disassembly
segregation telophase
(D) condensation arrangement at equator centromere division
segregation telophase
102. Select the correct route for the passage of sperms in male
frogs:
(A) Testes Bidder's canal Kidney Vasa efferentia Urinogenital
duct Cloaca
(B) Testes Vasa efferentia Kidney Seminal Vesicle Urinogenital
duct Cloaca
(C) Testes Vasa efferentia Bidder's canal Ureter Cloaca
(D) Testes Vasa efferentia Kidney Bidder's canal Urinogenital
duct Cloaca
103. Spliceosomes are not found in cells of:
(A) Plants (B) Fungi
(C) Animals (D) Bacteria
104. Which one from those given below is the period for Mendel's
hybridization experiments?
(A) 1856 - 1863 (B) 1840 - 1850
(C) 1857 - 1869 (D) 1870 1877
105. The DNA fragments separated on an agarose gel can be
visualised after staining with:
(A) Bromophenol blue
(B) Acetocarmine
(C) Aniline blue
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(D) Ethidium bromide
106. The function of copper ions in copper releasing IUD's
is:
(A) They suppress sperm motility and fertilizing capacity of
sperms
(B) They inhibit gametogenesis
(C) They make uterus unsuitable for implantation
(D) They inhibit ovulation
107. Presence of plants arranged into well-defined vertical
layers depending on their height can be seen
best in:
(A) Tropical Savannah
(B) Tropical Rain Forest
(C) Grassland
(D) Temperate Forest
108. Which of the following is correctly matched for the product
produced by them?
(A) Acetobacter aceti : Antibiotics
(B) Methanobacterium : Lactic acid
(C) Penicillium notatum : Acetic acid
(D) Saccharomyces cerevisiae : Ethanol
109. What is the criterion for DNA fragments movement on agarose
gel during gel electrophoresis?
(A) The larger the fragment size, the farther it moves
(B) The smaller the fragment size, the farther it moves
(C) Positively charged fragments move to farther end
(D) Negatively charged fragments do not move
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110. Zygotic meiosis is characterstic of
(A) Marchantia (B) Fucus
(C) Funaria (D) Chlamydomonas
111. Life cycle of Ectocarpus and Fucus respectively are
(A) Haplontic, Diplontic
(B) Diplontic, Haplodiplontic
(C) Haplodiplontic, Diplontic
(D) Haplodiplontic, Haplontic
112. Which among the following are the smallest living cells,
known without a definite cell wall,
pathogenic to plants as well as animals and can survive without
oxygen?
(A) Bacillus (B) Pseudomonas
(C) Mycoplasma (D) Nostoc
113. Root hairs develop from the region of
(A) Maturation (B) Elongation
(C) Root cap (D) Meristematic activity
114. Flowers which have single ovule in the ovary and are packed
into inflorescence are usually
pollinated by
(A) Water (B) Bee
(C) Wind (D) Bat
115. Receptor sites for neurotransmitters are present on
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(A) Membranes of synaptic vesicles
(B) Pre-synaptic membrane
(C) Tips of axons
(D) Post-synaptic membrane
116. Plants which produce characterstic pneumatophores and show
vivipary belong to
(A) Mesophytes (B) Halophytes
(C) Psammophytes (D) Hydrophytes
117. DNA replication in bacteria occurs
(A) During s-phase
(B) Within nucleolus
(C) Prior to fission
(D) Just before transcription
118. The genotypes of a Husband and Wife are and . Among the
blood types of their children,
how many different genotypes and phenotypes are possible?
(A) 3 genotypes; 3 phenotypes
(B) 3 genotypes; 4 phenotypes
(C) 4 genotypes; 3 phenotypes
(D) 4 genotypes; 4 phenotypes
119. Which of the following components provides sticky character
to the bacterial cell?
(A) Cell wall
(B) Nuclear membrane
(C) Plasma membrane
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(D) Glycocalyx
120. Which of the following RNAs should be most adundant in
animal cell?
(A) r-RNA (B) t-RNA
(C) m-RNA (D) mi-RNA
121. Anaphase promoting complex (APC) is a protein degradation
machinery necessary for proper
mitosis of animal cells. If APC is defective in a human cell,
which of the following is expected to occur?
(A) Chromosomes will not condense
(B) Chromosomes will be fragmented
(C) Chromosomes will not segregate
(D) Recombination of chromosome arms will occur
122. Among the following characters, which one was not
considered by Mendel in his experiments on
pea?
(A) Stem-Tall or Dwarf
(B) Trichomes-Glandular or non-glandular
(C) Seed-Green or Yellow
(D) Pod-Inflated or Constricted
123. Select the mismatch:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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124. Double fertilization is exhibited by:
(A) Gymnosperms (B) Algae
(C) Fungi (D) Angiosperms
125. In case of a couple where the male is having a very low
sperm count, which technique will be
suitable for fertilisation?
(A) Intrauterine transfer
(B) Gamete intracytoplasmic fallopian transfer
(C) Artificial Insemination
(D) Intracytoplasmic sperm injection
126. A temporary endocrine gland in the human body is
(A) Pineal gland
(B) Corpus cardiacum
(C) Corpus luteum
(D) Corpus allatum
127. The vascular cambium normally gives rise to
(A) Phelloderm (B) Primary phloem
(C) Secondary xylem (D) Periderm
128. During DNA replication, Okazaki fragments are used to
enlongate
(A) The leading strand towards replication fork
(B) The lagging strand towards replication fork
(C) The leading strand away from replication fork
(D) The lagging strand away from the replication fork
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129. Artificial selection to obtain cows yielding higher milk
output represents
(A) Stabilizing selection as it stabilizes this character in the
population
(B) Directional as it pushes the mean of the character in one
direction
(C) Disruptive as it splits the population into two one yielding
higher output and the other lower output
(D) Stabilizing followed by disruptive as it stabilizes the
population to produce higher yielding cows
130. Which of the following options best represents the enzyme
composition of pancreatic juice?
(A) Amylase, peptidase, trypsinogen, rennin
(B) Amylase, pepsin, trypsinogen, maltase
(C) Peptidase, amylase, pepsin, rennin
(D) Lipase, amylase, trypsinogen, procarboxypeptidase
131. Coconut fruit is a
(A) Drupe
(B) Berry
(C) Nut
(D) Capsule
132. The water potential of pure water is
(A) Zero
(B) Less than zero
(C) More than zero but less than one
(D) More than one
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133. Frog's heart when taken out of the body continues to beat
for sometime
Select the best option from the following statements
(i) Frog is a poikilothermic
(ii) Frog does not have any coronary circulation
(iii) Heart is "myogenic" in nature
(iv) Heart is autoexcitable
(A) Only (iii)
(B) Only (iv)
(C) (i) and (ii)
(D) (iii) and (iv)
134. Good vision depends on adequate intake of carotene rich
food
Select the best option from the following statements
(i) Vitamin A derivatives are formed from carotene
(ii) The photopigments are embedded in the membrane discs of the
inner segment
(iii) Retinal is a derivative of vitamin A
(iv) Retinal is a light absorbing part of all the visual
photopigments
(A) (i) and (ii)
(B) (i), (iii) and (iv)
(C) (i) and (iii)
(D) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
135. MALT constitutes about _______ percent of the lymphoid
tissue in human body
(A) 50%
(B) 20%
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(C) 70%
(D) 10%
Physics
136. A spherical black body with a radius of 12 cm radiates 450
watt power at 500 K. If the radius were
halved and the temperature doubled, the power radiated in watt
would be
(A) 225 (B) 450
(C) 1000 (D) 1800
137. Two rods A and B of different materials are welded together
as shown in figure. Their thermal
conductivities are 1 and 2. The thermal conductivity of the
composite rod will be
(A) 1+2
2 (B)
3(1+2)
2
(C) 1 + 2 (D) 2(1 + 2)
138. The ratio of resolving powers of an optical microscope for
two wavelengths 1 = 4000 and 2 =
6000 is
(A) 8 : 27 (B) 9 : 4
(C) 3 : 2 (D) 16 : 81
139. A long solenoid of diameter 0.1 m has 2 104 turns per
meter. At the centre of the solenoid, a
coil of 100 turns and radius 0.01 m is placed with its axis
coinciding with the solenoid axis. The current in
the solenoid reduces at a constant rate to 0 A from 4 A in 0.05
s. If the resistance of the coil is 102,
the total charge flowing through the coil during this time
is
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(A) 32 (B) 16 (C) 32 (D) 16
140. The de-Broglie wavelength of a neutron in thermal
equilibrium with heavy water at a temperature
T (Kelvin) and mass m, is:
(A)
(B)
3 (C)
2
3 (D)
2
141. A rope is wound around a hollow cylinder of mass 3 kg and
radius 40 cm. What is the angular
acceleration of the cylinder if the rope is pulled with a force
of 30 N?
(A) 25 2 (B) 0.25 2 (C) 25 2 (D) 5 2
142. The resistance of a wire is R ohm. If it is melted and
stretched to n times its original length, its
new resistance will be
(A) (B)
(C) 2 (D)
2
143. The ratio of wavelengths of the last line of Balmer series
and the last line of Lyman series is
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 4 (D) 0.5
144. A beam of light from a source L is incident normally on a
plane mirror fixed at a certain distance
from the source. The beam is reflected back as a spot on a scale
placed just above the source L. When
the mirror is rotated through a small angle , the spot of the
light is found to move through a distance y
on the scale. The angle is given by
(A)
2 (B)
(C)
2 (D)
145. An arrangement of three parallel straight wires placed
perpendicular to plane of paper carrying
same current along the same direction is shown in Fig. Magnitude
of force per unit length on the
middle wire B is given by
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(A) 0
2
2 (B)
202
(C)
202
(D)
02
2
146. Two cars moving in opposite directions approach each other
with speed of 22 and 16.5
respectively. The driver of the first car blows a horn having a
frequency 400 Hz. The frequency heard by
the driver of the second car is [velocity of sound 340 ]
(A) 350 Hz (B) 361 Hz
(C) 411 Hz (D) 448 Hz
147. A particle executes linear simple harmonic motion with an
amplitude of 3 cm. When the particle is
at 2 cm from the mean position, the magnitude of its velocity is
equal to that of its acceleration. Then its
time period in seconds is
(A) 5
(B)
5
2 (C)
4
5 (D)
2
3
148. A Cannot engine having an efficiency of 1
10 as heat engine, is used as a refrigerator. If the work
done
on the system is 10J, the amount of energy absorbed from the
reservoir at lower temperature is
(A) 1 J (B) 90 J (C) 99 J (D) 100 J
149. Radioactive material 'A' has decay constant 8 and material
'B' has decay constant . Initially
they have same number of nuclei. After what time, the ratio
of
number of nuclei of material 'B' to that 'A' will be 1
?
(A) 1
(B)
1
7 (C)
1
8 (D)
1
9
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150. A U tube with both ends open to the atmosphere, is
partially filled with water. Oil, which is
immiscible with water, is poured into one side until it stands
at a distance of 10 mm above the water
level on the other side. Meanwhile the water rises by 65 mm from
its original level (see diagram). The
density of the oil is
(A) 650 3 (B) 425 3 (C) 800 3 (D) 928 3
151. Preeti reached the metro station and found that the
escalator was not working. She walked up the
stationary escalator in time 1. On other days, if she remains
stationary on the moving escalator, then
the escalator takes her up in time 2. The time taken by her to
walk up on the moving escalator will be
(A) 1+2
2 (B)
12
21 (C)
12
2+1 (D) 1 2
152. A capacitor is charged by a battery. The battery is removed
and another identical uncharged
capacitor is connected in parallel. The total electrostatic
energy of resulting system
(A) Increases by a factor of 4
(B) Decreases by a factor of 2
(C) Remains the same
(D) Increases by a factor of 2
153. Consider a drop of rain water having mass 1 g falling from
a height of 1 km. It hits the ground with a
speed of 50 . Take g constant with a value 10 2 . The work done
by the (i) gravitational force
and the (ii) resistive force of air is
(A) () 10 () 8.25
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(B) () 1.25 () 8.25
(C) () 100 () 8.75
(D) () 10 () 8.75
154. A potentiometer is an accurate and versatile device to make
electrical measurements of E.M.F,
because the method involves:
(A) Cells
(B) Potential gradients
(C) A condition of no current flow through the galvanometer
(D) A combination of cells, galvanometer and resistances
155. Which one of the following represents forward bias
diode?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
156. Which of the following statements are correct?
(i) Centre of mass of a body always coincides with the centre of
gravity of the body.
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(ii) Centre of mass of a body is the point at which the total
gravitational torque on the body is zero
(iii) A couple on a body produce both translational and
rotational motion in a body.
(iv) Mechanical advantage greater than one means that small
effort can be used to lift a large load.
(A) (ii) and (iv) (B) (i) and (ii)
(C) (ii) and (iii) (D) (iii) and (iv)
157. The acceleration due to gravity at a height 1 km above the
earth is the same as at a depth d below
the surface of earth. Then
(A) =1
2 (B) = 1 (C) =
3
2 (D) = 2
158. A gas mixture consists of 2 moles of 2 and 4 moles of Ar at
temperature T. Neglecting all
vibrational modes, the total internal energy of the system
is
(A) 4 (B) 15 (C) 9 (D) 11
159. The photoelectric threshold wavelength of silver is 3250
1010 . The velocity of the electron
ejected from a silver surface by ultraviolet light of wavelength
2536 1010 is
(A) 6 105 1 (B) 0.6 106 1
(C) 61 103 1 (D) 0.3 106 1
160. A thin prism having refracting angle 10 is made of glass of
refractive index 1.42. This prism is
combined with another thin prism of glass of refractive index
1.7. This combination produces dispersion
without deviation. The refracting angle of second prism
(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 8 (D) 10
161. The bulk modulus of a spherical object is B. If it is
subjected to uniform pressure p, the fractional
decrease in radius is
(A)
(B)
3 (C)
3
(D)
3
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162. The two nearest harmonics of a tube closed at one end and
open at other end are 220 Hz and 260
Hz. What is the fundamental frequency of the system?
(A) 10 Hz (B) 20 Hz (C) 30 Hz (D) 40 Hz
163. A physical quantity of the dimensions of length that can be
formed out of c, G and 2
40 is [c is
velocity is charge]
(A) 1
2 [
2
40]
1
2 (B) 2 [
2
40]
1
2
(C) 1
2 [
2
40]
1
2 (D)
1
2
40
164. One end of string of length is connected to a particle of
mass m and the other end is connected
to a small peg on a smooth horizontal table. If the particle
moves in circle with speed v, the net force
on the particle (directed towards center) will be (T represents
the tension in the string)
(A) (B) +v2
(C) =
v2
(D) Zero
165. A 250-Turn rectangular coil of length 2.1 cm and width 1.25
cm carries a current of 85 and
subjected to a magnetic field of strength 0.85T. Work done for
rotating the coil by 180 against the
torque is:
(A) 9.1 (B) 4.55 (C) 2.3 (D) 1.15
166. A spring of force constant k is cut into lengths of ratio 1
: 2 : 3. They are connected in series and the
new force constant is . Then they are connected in parallel and
force constant is Then is
(A) 1 : 6 (B) 1 : 9
(C) 1 : 11 (D) 1 : 14
167. The diagrams below show regions of equipotentials.
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A positive charge is moved from A to B in each diagram.
(A) Maximum work is required to move q in figure ()
(B) In all the four cases the work done is the same
(C) Minimum work is required to move q in figure ()
(D) Maximum work is required to move q in figure ()
168. Two astronauts are floating in gravitational free space
after having lost contact with their
spaceship. The two will:
(A) Keep floating at the same distance between them
(B) Move towards each other
(C) Move away from each other
(D) Will become stationary
169. The and coordinates of the particle at any time are = 5 22
and = 10 respectively,
where and are in meters and in seconds. The acceleration of the
particle at = 2 is
(A) 0 (B) 5 2 (C) 4 2 (D) 8 2
170. Youngs double slit experiment is first performed in air and
then in a medium other than air. It is
found that 8 bright fringe in the medium lies where 5 dark
fringe lies in air. The refractive index of
the medium is nearly
(A) 1.25 (B) 1.59 (C) 1.69 (D) 1.78
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171. If 1 and 2 be the apparent angles of dip observed in two
vertical planes at right angles to each
other, then the true angle of dip is given by
(A) cot2 = cot2 1 + cot2 2
(B) tan2 = tan2 1 + tan2 2
(C) cot2 = cot2 1 cot2 2
(D) tan2 = tan2 1 tan2 2
172. The given electrical network is equivalent to
(A) AND gate
(B) OR gate
(C) NOR gate
(D) NOT gate
173. Suppose the charge of a proton and an electron differ
slightly. One of them is e, the other is
( + ). If the net of electrostatic force and gravitational force
between two hydrogen atoms placed at
a distance d (much greater than atomic size) apart is zero, then
is of the order of [Given mass of
hydrogen = 1.67 1027 ]
(A) 1020 (B) 1023 (C) 1037 (D) 1047
174. In a common emitter transistor amplifier the audio signal
voltage across the collector is 3 V. The
resistance of collector is 3 . If current gain is 100 and the
base resistance is 2 , the voltage and
power gain of the amplifier is
(A) 200 and 1000
(B) 15 and 200
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(C) 150 and 15000
(D) 20 and 2000
175. Figure shows a circuit contains three identical resistors
with resistance = 9.0 each, two
identical inductors with inductance L = 2.0 mH each, and an
ideal battery with emf = 18 . The
current 'i' through the battery just after the switch closed
is
(A) 2 mA
(B) 0.2 A
(C) 2 A
(D) 0 ampere
176. Two blocks A and B of masses 3m and m respectively are
connected by a massless and inextensible
string. The whole system is suspended by a massless spring as
shown in figure. The magnitudes of
acceleration of A and B immediately after the string is cut, are
respectively
(A) ,
3 (B)
3, (C) , (D)
3,
3
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177. Two Polaroids 1 and 2 are placed with their axis
perpendicular to each other. Unpolarised light
0 is incident on 1. A third polaroid 3 is kept in between 1 and
2 such that its axis makes an angle
45 with that of 1. The intensity of transmitted light through 2
is
(A) 0
2 (B)
0
4 (C)
0
8 (D)
0
16
178. Two discs of same moment of inertia rotating about their
regular axis passing through centre and
perpendicular to the plane of disc with angular velocities 1 and
2. They are brought into contact face
to face coinciding the axis of rotation. The expression for loss
of energy during this process is
(A) 1
2(1 + 2)
2 (B) 1
4(1 2)
2
(C) (1 2)2 (D)
1
8 (1 2)
2
179. In an electromagnetic wave in free space the root mean
square value of the electric field is =
6 . The peak value of the magnetic field is
(A) 1.41 108 (B) 2.83 108
(C) 0.70 108 (D) 4.23 108
180. Thermodynamic processes are indicated in the following
diagram.
Match the following
Column 1 Column 2
P. Process I a. Adiabatic
Q. Process II b. Isobaric
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R. Process III c. Isochoric
S. Process IV d. Isothermal
(A) , , ,
(B) , , ,
(C) , , ,
(D) , , ,